Who are the Asian Cup 2019 hosts?

In 2019 the Asian Cup will be held across eight different stadia in four different cities across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) .

The eight venues were confirmed in 2015, directly after the last Asian Cup finals.

Each of the venues will stage at least three group stage games and a knockout round tie each. The breakdown of venues and games can be seen in the table below.

Games

City

Stadium

Group stage & Round of 16

Abu Dhabi

Al Nahyan Stadium

Group stage & Round of 16

Al Ain

Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium

Group stage & Round of 16

Sharjah

Sharjah Stadium

Group stage & Round of 16

Dubai

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium

Group stage, Round of 16 & Quarter-finals

Dubai

Al-Maktourn Stadium

Group stage, Round of 16, Quarter-finals & Semi-finals

Al Ain

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

Group stage, Round of 16, Quarter-finals & Semi-finals

Abu Dhabi

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Group stage, Round of 16, Quarter-finals and Final

Abu Dhabi

Zayed Sports City Stadium

Asian Cup 2019 last 16 fixtures & results

The knockout stage of the Asian Cup is the second stage of the competition, following the group stage. It will begin on January 20 with the round of 16 and end on February 1 with the final match held at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

16 teams (the top two teams from each group, along with the four best third-placed teams) will advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.

Date

Match

Time (UK)

Venue

January 20, 2019

Jordan 1-1 Vietnam (2-4 pens.)

11am

Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

January 20, 2019

Thailand 1-2 China

2pm

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

January 20, 2019

Iran 2-0 Oman

5pm

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

January 21, 2019

Japan 1-0 Saudi Arabia

11am

Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah

January 21, 2019

Australia 0-0 Uzbekistan(4-2 pens.)

2pm

Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

January 21, 2019

UAE 3-2Kyrgyzstan (AET)

5pm

Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

January 22, 2019

South Korea vs Bahrain

1pm

Rashid Stadium, Dubai

January 22, 2019

Qatar vs Iraq

4pm

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Asian Cup 2019 Groups, fixtures & results

The draw for the 2019 Asian Cup took place on May 4, 2018 and divided the 24 qualified nations into six groups.

Reigning champions Australia are in a group with Syria, Palestine and Jordan, while Qatar, who host the 2022 World Cup, will face Lebanon, North Korea and Saudi Arabia.

The top two teams from each group will qualify for the last 16, with the four best third-placed teams also reaching the knockouts as was the case for Euro 2016.

The last day of the group stage is January 17, with the knockout stage commencing on January 20 - the last 16 will be followed by quarter-finals, semi-final and a final in Abu Dhabi on February 1.

A full list of every team that has qualified, their fixtures and their group standings is below.

Group A

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GD

Pts

1

UAE (A)

3

1

2

0

+2

5

2

Thailand (A)

3

1

1

1

-2

4

3

Bahrain (A)

3

1

1

1

0

4

4

India (E)

3

1

0

2

0

3

Date

Game

Time (UK)

Venue

January 5, 2019

UAE 1-1 Bahrain

11am

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

January 6, 2019

Thailand 1-4 India

1:30pm

Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah

January 10, 2019

Bahrain 0-1 Thailand

1:30pm

Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

January 10, 2019

India 0-2 UAE

4pm

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

January 14, 2019

UAE 1-1 Thailand

1:30pm

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

January 14, 2019

India 0-1 Bahrain

1:30pm

Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Group B

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GD

Pts

1

Jordan (A)

3

2

1

0

+3

7

2

Australia (A)

3

2

0

1

+3

6

3

Palestine (E)

3

0

2

1

-3

2

4

Syria (E)

3

0

1

2

-3

1

Date

Game

Time (UK)

Venue

January 6, 2019

Australia 0-1 Jordan

11am

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

January 6, 2019

Syria 0-0 Palestine

3:30pm

Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah

January 10, 2019

Jordan 2-0 Syria

1:30pm

Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

January 11, 2019

Palestine 0-3 Australia

11am

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

January 15, 2019

Australia 3-2 Syria

1:30pm

Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

January 15, 2019

Palestine 0-0 Jordan

1:30pm

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Group C

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GD

Pts

1

South Korea (A)

3

3

0

0

+4

9

2

China PR (A)

3

2

0

1

+2

6

3

Kyrgyzstan (A)

3

1

0

2

+0

3

4

Philippines (E)

3

0

0

3

-6

0

Date

Game

Time (UK)

Venue

January 7, 2019

China PR 2-1 Kyrgyzstan

11am

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

January 7, 2019

South Korea 1-0 Philippines

1:30pm

Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah

January 11, 2019

Philippines 0-3 China PR

1:30pm

Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

January 11, 2019

Kyrgyzstan 0-1 South Korea

4pm

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

January 16, 2019

South Korea 2-0 China PR

1:30pm

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

January 16, 2019

Kyrgyzstan 3-1 Philippines

1:30pm

Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Group D

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GD

Pts

1

Iran (A)

3

2

1

0

+7

7

2

Iraq (A)

3

2

1

0

+4

7

3

Vietnam (A)

3

1

0

2

-1

3

4

Yemen (E)

3

0

0

3

-10

0

Date

Game

Time (UK)

Venue

January 7, 2019

Iran 5-0 Yemen

4pm

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

January 8, 2019

Iraq 3-2 Vietnam

1:30pm

Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

January 12, 2019

Vietnam 0-2 Iran

11am

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

January 12, 2019

Yemen 0-3 Iraq

1:30pm

Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah

January 16, 2019

Vietnam 2-0 Yemen

4pm

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

January 16, 2019

Iran 0-0 Iraq

4pm

Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

Group E

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GD

Pts

1

Qatar (A)

3

3

0

0

+10

9

2

Saudi Arabia (A)

3

2

0

2

+4

6

3

Lebanon (E)

3

1

0

2

-1

3

4

North Korea (E)

3

0

0

3

-13

0

Date

Game

Time (UK)

Venue

January 8, 2019

Saudi Arabia 4-0 North Korea

4pm

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

January 9, 2019

Qatar 2-0 Lebanon

4pm

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

January 12, 2019

Lebanon 0-2 Saudi Arabia

4pm

Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

January 13, 2019

North Korea 0-6 Qatar

11am

Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

January 17, 2019

Saudi Arabia 0-2 Qatar

4pm

Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

January 17, 2019

Lebanon 4-1 North Korea

4pm

Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah

Group F

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GD

Pts

1

Japan (A)

3

3

0

0

+3

9

2

Uzbekistan (A)

3

2

0

1

+4

6

3

Oman (A)

3

1

0

2

-0

3

4

Turkmenistan (E)

3

0

0

3

-6

0

Date

Game

Time (UK)

Venue

January 9, 2019

Japan 3-2 Turkmenistan

11am

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

January 9, 2019

Uzbekistan 2-1 Oman

1:30pm

Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah

January 13, 2019

Oman 0-1 Japan

1:30pm

Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

January 13, 2019

Turkmenistan 0-4 Uzbekistan

4pm

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

January 17, 2019

Oman 3-1 Turkmenistan

1:30pm

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

January 17, 2019

Japan 2-1 Uzbekistan

1:30pm

Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Who are the favourites to win Asian Cup 2019?

Early bird tickets for the Asian Cup went on sale on June 28 for corporate tickets and general sale tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster .

Most tickets will be sold in advance online, but 'last-minute' tickets for games that have not already sold out will also be available to buy during the tournament at sales centres in the UAE.

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Who are the favourites to win Asian Cup 2019?

Japan went into the tournament as one of favourites after getting to the last 16 in the World Cup 2018 and narrowly missing out on a chance to progress after being defeated by an extra-time goal against Belgium. The final score finished 3-2 despite Japan being 2-0 up just after half-time.

Iran, coached by former Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz, have been chalked up as one of the favourites due to being the highest-ranked country in FIFA's world ranking standings featuring in the competition. They came agonisingly close to eliminating Portugal or Spain in World Cup 2018 in a thrilling final round of group games.

Another teams expected to do well are South Korea , who despite not progressing further in the tournament defeated and eliminated Germany in their final game of World Cup 2018. Syria , too, will have high hopes having narrowly missed out on their chance to go to Russia 2018 in a continental play-off defeat.